Furniture



0. ELLISON,

FURNITURE. APPLICATION FILED 001. 7. 1919.

. Patented Dec. 6, 1921,

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INVENTOR.

0. ELLISON.

FURNITURE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 1, 1919.

Patented. Dec. 6, 1921..

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WITNESS:

IN VEN TOR. I 5 I 0 I 7 BY wfiww ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFHQE.

OTIS ELLISON, 0F ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXII ICO; R. J'. ELLISON, ADMINISTRATOR OF SAID OTIS ELLISON, DECEASED.

FURNITURE.

To aZZw/wm it may concern:

Be itknown that I, (has ELLISON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Albuquerque, in the county of Bernalillo and State of New Mexico, have invented new and useful Improvements in Furniture, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in furniture, the object being to provide a combined reading rack, card table and tray holder, which is especially designed for the use of invalids or others, for the purpose of adding to their comfort and amusement when in bed. Another object of the invention is the provision of an article of furniture which is foldable or collapsible, to form either a reading stand or table, provision being made for regulating the angle of the back or support for the reading matter and for regulating the height of the latter for the accommodation of the user.

A still further object is the provision of a device of this character, which is simple, light, strong and durable of construction and neat and attractive in appearance and which is especially convenient for use by a person in a reclining position.

Other objects and advantages of the in Vention will appear as the following description is read in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the invention as used for a reading rack.

iiig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan view. big. at is a central transverse section.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the invention as used for a table.

Fig. 6 is a plan view with the sition, as shown in Fig. 5.

Referring in detail to the drawings, wherein like characters of reference denote parts in pocorresponding parts, the invention includesside members 10, which are provided with supporting legs 11 and which are connected together by means of connecting members 12 and 13, a molding 14 being positioned at the juncture of the members 12 and 13 and the side members 11, to serve in strengthening the connection. The member 12 has one edge 14: spaced from the ends of the end members 10, the said edge being cut inwardly so as to provide a restricted cen- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 7, 1919.

sired, the pivot arm Patented Dec. 6, 1921. Serial No. 329,024.

tral portion and relatively wide end portions. The inner edge of the member 13 is spaced from the adjacent edge of the member 12 and its opposite edge is cut inwardly, as indicated 12and 13 form a portion of a sectional top for the table, as will be later described.

Pivotally secured to each of the end members 10, as indicated at 16, is one end of an arm 17 the opposite ends of these arms being connected by a member 18, one edge of which is shaped to conform to the edge 14 of the member 12, and is adapted to lie within the space provided between the said edge 14 and the ends of the side members 10. Also connecting the pivoted arms 17, is a member 19, which is adapted to lie within the space between the adjacent edges of the members 12 and 13, so that when the device is in use as a table, the members 18 and 19 will form the remaining sections or the table top.

The pivoted arms 17 and the connecting members 18 and 19 provide a back or support for the reading matter when the device is used as a reading rack, and for the purpose of holding the back in raised position, there is provided arms 20, one of these arms being pivoted to each of the end members 10, as indicated at 21, and carrying at its free end a hook 23 for engagement with one of a plurality of studs or projections 241, extending from the arms 17. The support or back may thus be elevated at difierent angles to suit the user.

The member 13 is grooved longitudinally, as indicated at 25, to form a stop, against which the lower end of the book, or other reading matter, may be positioned. If de- 17 may be provided with notches 26, for the reception of a member 27 to serve as a stop for the base of the reading matter. When in use as a table the pivoted back or support may be held in lowered position through the medium of a hook and eye connection 28.

It is preferred to arrange the side members or legs in a manner to permit of their being folded inward beneath the top of the device, and for this purpose the said members are hingedly secured, as indicated at 29, the hinged connection being such as to limit their outward swinging movement. The side members are held against inward folding movement by means of a bracket at 15. These members 30, the latter comprising a straight portion, which carries at each end offset or crank portions 31, the straight portion and each end of the offset port-ions being mounted in bearings 32. This acts to hold the side members or legs in proper operative position, or

permits of their being folded inward under the stand or table.

The device is exceedingly simple in construction, and due to its lightness may be placed in a convenient position for use either as a table or reading rack by a person lying in bed, and when used as the latter, the reading matter may be readily adjust-ed to the users line of vision.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction and the right is herein reserved to makesuch changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed is:

An article of furniture embodying a table and including spaced members, supporting legs connecting said spaced members and hingedly secured thereto, a rack pivotally connected to said legs, said rack comprising arms having spaced notches formed therein and studs extending therefrom, spaced 1nembers connecting said arms, said members connecting said arms, said members being foldable between the legs aforesaid and spaced connecting members to complete the table top, means to retain said members in lowered horizontal position, rack supporting arms pivotally connected to said legs, a hook secured to the outer end of each of said arms to engage the stud on the first mentioned arms and hold the spaced member carried thereby in raised position to form a book rest and means comprising a connecting bar removably disposed in the spaced notches aforesaid for supporting a book at different heights.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

OTIS ELLISON. 

